Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.7 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Straits area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gornal , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Straits (DY3 3BA) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Gornal average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

In the area around The Straits (DY3 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Straits area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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